Wash. soldier lockdown ends; theft probe continues

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. 
The Army says about 100 soldiers have been released from lockdown at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington as criminal investigators probe the theft of $600,000 worth of weapons accessories.

The soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division were allowed to go home Tuesday evening after being restricted to their battalion headquarters since Jan. 4.